Medecins sans Frontiers accused Pfizer of profiteering from poor countries by charging them too much for pneumococcal disease vaccine.

I am all in favor of MSF's efforts, but let's not forget what created the problem and made the efforts necessary: the World Trade Organization. The US and Europe pressured most countries to join it, and one consequence is allowing patents on medicines, which is what enables Pfizer to impose a high price on vaccines even in poor countries.

Pfizer surely lobbied the plutocratic states to get this result, so it is to blame for creating the opportunity as well as for using it.

The WTO is also responsible for low pay and bad working conditions around the world, so it is truly a monster. Its consequences show up in many areas of life. If we ignore the root cause of these problems, we are reduced to treating symptoms forever.

US citizens: support Senator Warren's Medical Innovation Act.

Everyone: Tell McDonalds to stop practicing racial discrimination on its staff.

US citizens: call on Obama and Congress to use their influence with the EU to support Greece in ending austerity.

Everyone: call on US companies not to donate to Representative Scalise, who has associated with right-wing extremists.